President Yoweri Museveni has advised European powers that the only way of fighting pirates in Somalia is to build a strong government in that war torn Horn of Africa country. President Museveni, who was today meeting members of the European Security Committee that is drawn from Generals of the European Union member states armies at […]
Tomorrow, the 5th of October 2010, UNATU will be joining millions of teachers, children, young people, parents, to celebrate World Teachers’ Day. This will pay tribute to the teaching profession and its unique role in promoting recovery from crises. The role of teachers has been vital to the social, economic and intellectual rebuilding of communities […]
Press Release Climate-vulnerable developing nations could use international law to break the current deadlock in the intergovernmental negotiations on climate change by taking industrialised nations to court, says a paper published today (4 October) by the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD). The publication comes as government officials from around the world gather […]
IS THIS GOD? How could I have had an insufficient understanding of the Holy Eucharist: the central focus of Christian worship? Photography by Robert Nease I wore a mocking, sarcastic scowl, just as I wore a mockingly makeshift priestly robe. I looked as ridiculous as the cowardly lion wearing his “king’s robe” in “The Wizard […]
PPU Press Statement “The real interest of any Ugandan should be to love Uganda and not one’s tribe only; our prosperity is based on the contribution of every Ugandan”, President Museveni has said. He was last evening meeting with a group of top managers of the Education for Life/Youth Alive organization along with their support members […]
Press Release Kenyan Minister for Industrialisation Hon. Henry Kosgei opened the Regional Validation Workshop on the proposed EAC Industrialisation Policy and Strategy today with a call on Partner States to institute joint and coherent policies to accelerate industrialization in the region. The one-day workshop held at the Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya was convened […]
Press Release Dr Emmanuel Akwetey of Ghana has been appointed to the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma. The founding Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), one of Ghana’s leading research and advocacy organisations, will join the EPG which has been requested by Commonwealth Heads of Government to recommend […]
Press Release ‘Sport for all’ on the agenda, as Ministers discuss using sport for social and economic development Commonwealth Sports Ministers will meet during the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, on 4 October 2010. Dr M S Gill, India’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, will chair the fifth biennial meeting of Commonwealth […]
Press Release A Clean Energy Entrepreneur Applauds Secretary Clinton’s Announcement of the Global Alliance for Clean Cook Stoves Today, Ronald Mutebi, the President of Chicago based Tek Consults Group who has been testing and distributing Cooking Solar Ovens in Africa and is in final stages of setting up a manufacturing plant in Uganda, applauded Secretary […]
The Population Reference Bureau is once again inviting applications to its Women’s Edition program. Launched in 1993, Women’s Edition brings together senior-level women journalists—editors, reporters, and producers—from developing countries to examine important topics related to women’s reproductive health and development. Women’s Edition offers a unique opportunity to become part of an international network of leading […]